Maria Rutkowska

As Junior Producer at Samsøe Samsøe, I am responsible for overseeing and coordinating creative productions. My role includes: - Leading e-commerce productions from planning to execution, ensuring smooth workflows and high-quality output. - Supporting the production of lookbooks and campaigns, working closely with creative, styling, and marketing teams. - Managing timelines, resources, and stakeholders to keep projects on track. - Contributing to the creative process by aligning production needs with brand vision. - Ensuring consistency and quality across all visual content delivered. This role allows me to grow within production management, develop hands-on experience with cross-functional teams, and contribute to shaping Samsøe Samsøe’s visual storytelling.

As the Head of Volunteers at KUNE Festival, I played a critical role in ensuring the smooth execution of the festival by leading and managing a team of volunteers. With my organizational and communication skills, I oversaw volunteers' recruitment, training, and scheduling, ensuring that they were placed in the most suitable roles and had a positive and fulfilling experience. Furthermore, with my colleague Vika, we played a key role in creating a positive and inclusive atmosphere at the festival, fostering a sense of community and encouraging volunteers to develop lasting connections. I am passionate about promoting volunteerism and community engagement, as this position that I am undertaking at KUNE is voluntary as well. Overall, my role as the Head of Volunteers at KUNE Festival has allowed me to develop the following skills: • Organization and communication - overseeing volunteers' recruitment, training, and scheduling; ensuring that they are placed in the most suitable roles and had a positive and fulfilling experience. • Community building – creating a positive and inclusive atmosphere at the festival, fostering a sense of community, and encouraging volunteers to develop lasting connections. • Event Coordination – organizing a 2-day volunteer event: planning the activities, trainings and onboardings; handling communication; execution’ budgeting.

In my role as a Retail and Visual Coordinator, I was responsible for overseeing and executing some retail-related projects that enhanced brand visibility and customer engagement. My core responsibilities included managing some aspects of store openings, from initial concept to launch event, designing and implementing visual merchandising displays, and leading store activations. I successfully blended creative vision with strategic oversight to ensure each project was aligned with the brand's identity and business goals.

As the Brand Activation Intern, I was responsible for the community building tasks, public relations, and organizing events. My role involved fostering relationships with different stakeholders, engaging with them on various platforms, and building brand loyalty. I also assisted in crafting press releases, maintaining media relations, and organizing events such as fashion week, store openings, and collaboration launches; all aimed at enhancing the brand’s presence and connecting with the target audience.

As an Event Coordinator and Assistant to the Manager at Baggen, I have gained extensive experience in event planning, social media marketing, and public relations. I oversaw all aspects of event management, leading the staff, and ensuring the success and memorable experience of each event, contributing to Baggen's overall success. Through undertaking this position I have developed the following skills: • Communication - SoMe, Public Relations, communication with stakeholders. • Project Management – juggling between multiple projects at the same time, coordination, task prioritization. • Concept Development – creating and managing from A to Z a new concept of “Early Events” at Baggen. • Events – planning, executing, coordinating, budgeting. • Management – reporting, problem-solving, leadership Results: successfully established a new concept in the club; improved revenue of the club during a difficult period within cultural industries; made a significant profit with some events

As a Shift Manager at Baggen, I successfully balanced my part-time role alongside my Master's studies. In this position, I oversaw the club operations and managed the staff during club nights. Here I have developed the following skills: • Management – overseeing the club operations and managing the staff during club nights. • Leadership – thinking on my feet, ensuring that the club ran smoothly, motivating colleagues to provide the best customer service. • Problem-solving - consistently handling any issues that arose during club nights and founding quick and effective solutions. • Organization – successfully balanced this part-time role alongside my master’s studies. • Sales – controlling the sales during the night and taking decisions based on the numbers Results: positive feedback from colleagues that enjoyed having me as a shift manager and felt comfortable working with me; making club nights at Baggen profitable

From 2021 to 2022, I co-managed "Disco Planet," a successful series of music events with a disco/house profile that brought together the Copenhagen community for nights of dancing, music, and fun. I worked closely with 2 of my colleagues to oversee all aspects of the events, from booking talented DJs and performers to handling logistics and creating unique experiences for attendees. Through my experience co-managing "Disco Planet," I gained valuable skills in project management, team leadership, communication, and marketing. I learned how to navigate challenges and ensure that events were executed smoothly and seamlessly, while also creating a fun and memorable atmosphere for attendees.

CBP Network is the alumni organization of the MSocSc in Management of Creative Business Processes at Copenhagen Business School. CBP Network aims to connect current and former students with organizations in creative industries and to present oppurtunities to both sides. Among my colleagues, I'm in charge in organizing those events.

Developing leadership and teamwork skills, managing social media profiles.

Managing restaurant's social media profiles, developing teamwork and communication skills and learning the importance of precision and customer care.

Integrating creative inputs into commercially feasible products or services, finding a balance between nurturing creativity and the requirements of running a successful business Thesis topic: The ways through which contemporary fashion brands implement different forms of art into their brand identity

Basics of markets, customers, operations, finance, communication, business policy and strategy